Machine for ironing fold-collars.



223. Apparel Apparatus,

g No. 818,247. PATENTED APR. 17, 1906.

' L. R. HEIM.

MACHINE FOR IRONING FOLD DOLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED HAB.20,1905.

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PATENTED APR. 17, 1906.

L. R. HBIM.

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2,23. Apparel App MACHINE FOR momma FOLD COLLARS.

APPIQIGATION YILED MAB-.20, 1905.

I" 223. Apparel Apparauus,

PATENTED APR. 17,. 1906.

L. R. HEIM.

MACHINE FOR IRONING FOLD COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAKZO. 1905.

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PATENTED APR. 17, 1906,

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4 R. HEIM.

MACHINE FOR IRONING-POLD COLLARS.

APPLICATION nun) MAR 20 1905 LEWIS R. HEIM, OF DANBURY, CQNNECTT MACHINEFOFFIRONI NG FOLD-QOLLARS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 17, 1906.

Application file rl llamh 20,1905. SerialNo. 251.040. 1

I Y 1Z- whom it may concern; a torsion-spring 12, which tends to swi gthe 7 3e itknown that I, L'EwrsR. HEIM, ,a citiarm outward inamanner totighten the Q T. 8. I I jzen of theUnited States, residing inDanbury, 13is an upright pressure-roller which is ro- Fairfieldcounty,fConnecticut, have invented tativoly mount ed in a bearing 14 onan arnr 5 certain new and useful 1m rovements in Ma- 4 15, mounted toswing about a journal 16 he- 60 I chines for Ironing Fold-Co ars, ofwhich the low the bed. This arm is coupled at its free following is aspecification. end to a spring 17, which tends to draw t lt Thisinvention relates to that class of launroller 13 up against the belt 8and press the dry-machines wherein rollers, and sometimes latter inbetween the two rollers 4, as seen in -'j-- a belt on said rollers, areemployed for iron- Fig. 1. The spring has a rod 18 and nut 19 65 ingcollars- The atent to Heim and Targett for regulating its tension. Onthe journal of g N02 780,750, of anuary 24,1905, and the the r0 ler 13-is a s ur-wheel 20, which gears Y patentv to myself, No. 783,433, ofFebruary withthe wheels or driving the roller 13. I 28, 1905, showcharacteristic types of the Mounted on-the bed isastandard 21,1nade' I 5class of machines to which this invention behollow, as seenin Figs;6,-and 7, so as tobe 7o longs. It may be stated briefly that in thisheated by gas and also so fthat it may receive 7 class of machines asheretofore constructed steam and supply it in snifall quantity, ifir thefolded collaris'fed into the big'ht of. the quired, to the innersurfaceiof the collar pass-'-' ,lq-tl'nee rollers of lthe machine over'astandard, ing over its upperi 'edge- This" standard.- isx', 20 and as itis drawn in "asaddle-like ironer on similarto thatsho'wn inmybiore-mentioned i or over thestandard irons When the col- Patent No.783,433}. The steam is admitted it {lariissuesfrorn-the rollers,it isnot further toa' cavity 22.;inlits'interior from a pipe 23, v f actedupon. 'andithe'gasisadmitted'aunder it from a pipe i Accordino tothepresent invention, the 001- 24. The steam escapes from'thestandardatj 1 v lar is guided into the bight of the rollers by slits 25 in thewalls of the chamber or cavityi'8o Y the standard, and means areemployed for 22, near the upper edge of-the-standard. ironing orpolishing the folded edge of" the Over the standard is a guide 26, whichmay collar as the latter emerges from the rollers. be saddle like, butwhich is, as herein. shown, The machinewill be hereinafter described inthe form ofa grooved roller orfwheel. This 5 c in detail, and/it snovelfeatures carefully dewheel is ona shaft rotatively mounted in a 85I ifined in-the claims. v i a bearing 27 and driven by miter-gears froman Inthe accompanying drawings,which' serve upright shaft 28. This shaft28 has on its to illustratean embodiment of the invention, lower end,below the bed, a spur-wheel 29, Figure 1 is 'a'plan of the machine: Fig.2 is a which gears with one of the wheels v5 for driv-j 5 sideelevation-with the bed or support in secing. The bearing 27 v is movableup and e tion. Fig. 3 is a front elevation withthe bed down over atubular flanged bearing-piece 30, Y 7 S01 sup ort in section. Fig. 4 isan underside secured to the bed by a screw 31, and a slight i j;,view sowing the driving mechanism. Fi adjustment of the heightofthewheel 26 isef- 5 is a sectional detail viewof one ofthe roll fected by a screw 32,set in the flanged base' i 4o ers. Figs. 6 and? are sectionaldetailviews of the bearing-piece 30. The bearing 27 rests '5 of the standard.Fig. 8 isasectional detail on the head of said screw. I

view of the mounting of theironing-wheel. 15;, Near the point where thecollar emerges 1 designates the bed or support froln'the rol ers ismounted a smoothing or 2 is thedriving-shaft, mounted rotatively"i'rcning wheel 33. This wheel is grooved art'l in bearings below thebed. 3 i'sthe drivingz :fis secured to a shaft 34, which is driven by[00 pulley on said shaft. 1 'bevsl gears 35 from an upright shaft 36,bear- I '44are two upright rollersrotativelymount ing at't-git's lowerend a spur-wheel 37, which ed in long bearings in the bed and geared Tth one of the. wheels .5 for driving. 'gether by spur-wheels 5, and" 6-is aw oyvsEthemanner .of mounting the wheel on the journal of one ofsaid igollers 33jnidetail, a'ndas this constructlon is 10 5 This wheelgears'witha gcrew or {o stantiall jthe same-astliat of the-"wheel themain shaft for 'drivin About the OllQi he" ilin Fig.'"8 serve equallywell 4 is a belt or band 8,.whicl1.;-ta es aboutiam this figure it willbe noted that I ,upright tightening-roller 9,- fmoimted n an mounted inalong horizontal arm10,iwhichswiingsab ta 0st h'lch ismount dfon talhrrekete I 10 arm 39, springing from an upright sleeve 40, which fitsslidably over an upright bearing 41 on a flange or base 42. The uprightshaft 36 finds a bearing in the part 41, and the boss of the bevel-wheelon the shaft 36 rests on the top of the sleeve 40. To prevent the sleevefrom turning axially, a slot 43 at its lower end engages a stud 44 onthe bearing 41. To regulate the height of the wheel 33, the base of thesleeve rests on a screw 45, Fig. 2, set in the flanged base 42. Thisbase is secured to the bed by a screw 46.

The bearings of the shafts which carry the two wheels 26 and 33 and thebevel-gears for driving them are shown in the principal views asinclcsed in hoods 47, each made of two sections, and in Fig. 3 onesection of the hood at the left is omitted to disclose the mechanism.These hoods are merely to house the parts and are not essential to theinvention. In

Fig. 8 the hood is omitted.

The wheel 33 and roller 13 are heated by gas-jets from the pipe 48 andits branch 49. The vertical adjustment of the wheels 26 and 33 need onlybe slight, and it can be effected without disengaging the spurdriving-gears.

Fig. 5 shows the construction of the upright rollers 4. The roller isrecessed circumferentially and provided with a face 50, of

0 rubber or similar soft material. The roller is hollow and is mountedon an upright shaft, having in it a bore 51 to receive oil forlubrication.

The ironing-wheel 33 is driven at a speed 35 somewhat greater than thatat which the collar moves, and the effect of this is to cause theperiphery of the wheel to rub and smooth the fold of the collar. Thepressure of the wheel is very light, as the collar will not be supporteddirectly beneath the wheel.

It should be understood that wheels for ironing the edges of flatcollars have been before employed, but the wheel 33 is not intended forthis purpose. It is used in operative connection with means for shapinga fold-collar, and is for ironing the fold of a shaped or curved collar.The devices heretofore employed were not adapted to accomplish this.

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim 1. A machine for the purpose specified, having amechanism forshaping and feeding the collar, means for folding and guiding the collarinto said mechanism, and an independl ent rotating ironer, adjacent tothe outlet of said mechanism, so disposed as to iron the fold of theshaped collar as it emerges from said mechanism.

2. A machine for the purpose specified, having mechanism for feeding andshaping the folded collar, means for folding the collar and guiding itinto said mechanism, a rotating ironer for the fold of the shapedcollar, said ironer being disposed adjacent to the oint where the collaremerges from the feedlng and shaping mechanism, and means for adjustingthe height of said ironer.

3. A machine for the purpose specified, having mechanism for feeding andshaping the folded collar, means for folding the collar and guiding itinto said mechanism, a rotating grooved ironing-wheel disposed adjacentto the point where the collar emerges from the feeding and shapingmechanism and in position to bear on the fold of the collar, and meansfor imparting to said wheel a peripheral speed greater than the speed atwhich the collar is moved.

' 4. A machine for 'the purpose specified, having mechanism for feedingand shaping the folded collar, means for folding the collar and guidingit .into said mechanism, a rotatable, grooved ironing-wheel disposedadjacent to the point where the collar emerges from the feeding andshaping mechanism and in position to bearon and roll over the fold ofthe collar, and means for driving said wheel.

5. A machine for the purpose specified, having a feeding and shaplngmechanism for a folded collar consisting of two upright, r0- tatingrollers provided with faces of soft material, a spring-actuatedpressure-roller, an endless belt on the two upright rollers, and meansfor tightening said belt, means for 5 folding and guiding the collarinto said shaping and feeding mechanism, and an adjustable rotatingironer disposed adjacent to the point where the collar emerges.

6. A machine for ironing fold-collars, hav- I00 ing a feed mechanismcomprising two upright rotating rollers 4, provided with faces 50 ofsoft, yielding material, a spring-actuated pressure-roller 13, anendless belt 8, on the rollers 4, and means for tightening said belt,means for guiding the folded collar into said feed mechanism, and arotating ironer situated adjacent to the oint where the collar emergesfrom the fee mechanism.

7. A machine for ironing fold-collars, havno ing a feed mechanismprov1ded with a heated pressure-roller, means for guiding the collarinto the feed mechanism and for steaming it,

and a heated, rotating ironing-roller disposed near the point where thecollar emerges from I r 5 the feed mechanism and in position to iron itsupper, folded edge.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 16th'day ofMarch, 1905, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS R. HEIM.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. FIRTH, HENRY G. HOSE.

